Insignia NS-HT511 - Manual (Page 11)

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Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System
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Connecting your speakers to the receiver
Speaker configuration
The following table indicates the channels you
should use depending on the number of speakers
that you have. For 5.1-channel surround-sound
playback, you need five speakers and a powered
subwoofer.
No matter how many speakers you use, a powered
subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful
and solid bass.
To get the best from your surround sound system,
you need to set the speaker settings.
Attaching the speaker cable labels
The AV receiver’s positive (+) speaker terminals are
all red. (The negative (–) speaker terminals are all
black.)
The supplied speaker cable labels are also
color-coded. You should attach them to the positive
(+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with
the table above. Then all you need to do is to match
the color of each label to the corresponding
speaker terminal.
Speaker connection precautions
Read the following before connecting your
speakers:
• You can connect speakers with an impedance of
between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with
a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high
volume levels for a long period of time, the
built-in amp protection circuit may be activated.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet
before making any connections.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In
other words, connect positive (+) terminals only
to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–)
terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get
them the wrong way around, the sound will be
out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables
may affect the sound quality and should be
avoided.
• Be careful not to short the positive and negative
wires. Doing so may damage the receiver.
• Make sure the metal core of the wire does not
contact the receiver’s rear panel. Doing so may
damage the receiver.
• Don’t connect more than one cable to each
speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the
receiver.
• Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.
To connect the speaker cables:
1 Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation
from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly.
2 Push in on the speaker terminals on the receiver
and insert the speaker wires into the terminals.
The following illustration shows which speaker
should be connected to each pair of terminals.
3 Release the terminals to secure the wire.
4 Press and hold the push-terminals on each
speaker and insert the speaker wire, then
release the push-terminal to secure the wire
(black wires go to the negative (–) terminals).
Number of channels 2 3 4 5
Front speakers 2 2 2 2
Center speaker 1 1
Surround speakers 2 2
Speaker Color
Front left White
Front right Red
Center Green
Surround left Blue
Surround right Gray
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